Semantix exec Britta Aagaard joins the Pod to talk about Semantix's recent major translation deal win for the European Commission, the role of their tech partner ESTeam, and more.
Slator tracked over 70 language industry M&A transactions and reviewed the next steps founders took after selling their business.
Nordic LSP Semantix acquires local rival Teknotrans, a boutique company with a focus on automotive and industrial verticals, which also operates an office in Croatia.
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index.
Summa Linguae CEO Krzysztof Zdanowski teams up with TextMinded’s former CIO Robert Etches in an attempt to raise up to USD 30 Million by issuing a new cryptocurrency to fund a blockchain-based marketplace for linguistic assets.
A dozen Danish government agencies related to the judicial sector issue a massive collective tender for language services. The entire contract will be awarded to a single vendor in order to “achieve cost savings and economies of scale”.
Semantix consolidates its grip on the lucrative Nordic market by acquiring Norway’s Amesto Translations. With the deal Semantix continues to diversify away from interpretation into translation.
In its first major transaction since its 2015 private equity investment, Sweden’s Semantix acquires Denmark’s TextMinded. Deal lifts Semantix revenues comfortably above USD 100m, putting more distance between the LSP and its Nordic rivals.
Danish language service provider TextMinded acquires fellow Denmark-based Interpen Translations. Pro-forma 2016 revenues of combined organization above USD 20m. Interpen owner to retire.
From newly formed ULG to MotaWord, Cloudwords, thebigword, and RWS's CTi unit, 2016 has seen its fair share of senior appointments in the language industry. Here is a roundup of last year's most important new hires.
Technology may enable humans to replace many things, but relationships remain a constant in the language industry. Amid today’s great technology disruption, the human touch will not go away, says a recent appointee. This is the week in language industry hires at Ubiqus, Hero Tolk, TextMinded, and Andovar.
Delingua goes on mini-hiring spree and fills three posts. Meanwhile, Danish LSP TextMinded appoints new Chief Operations Officer and Hungarian TMS provider Kilgray names new Business Development Manager amid broader management reshuffle.
Danish language service provider and Swedish software company team up to form a joint-venture and deliver on the four-year framework agreement. Contract revolves around managing linguistic resources that form the foundation of EUIPO’s huge data repository.
A roundup of recent appointments to director, business development, and senior manager posts at U.S. Translation Company, Moravia, Akorbi, Systran, Choice Translating, SmartIdiom, TransPerfect, CSoft, MultiLing, TextMinded, Edimart, GPI
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